Chikawe counsels troubled mine community

On the night of January 17, more than 2,000 men armed with pangas, stones and hammers raided the North Mara Gold Mine in search of waste rock filled with tiny amounts of gold. In the ensuing battle with mine guards and police, one officer was injured and one of the intruders was killed.

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Pastoral community applauds Airtel for fostering rural community development
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Airtel Tanzania managing director Sunil Colaso (L) shares a hearty moment with UNESCO communication expert Al-Amin Yusuph (2nd R). Villagers of Loliondo in Arusha Region yesterday paid a courtesy visit to the Airtel Offices in Dar es Salaam to express ...

The Philips Community Life Center provides crucial access to health care and services through an innovative community hub

Royal Philips (AEX: PHIA, NYSE: PHG) (http://www.philips.com) has opened its first Community Life Center in Kenya, an integrated solution for primary health care and service facilities that provides community development from a health care, lighting and healthy living perspective. Developed by the Philips Africa Innovation Hub (http://goo.gl/2bnujk) and introduced in...

Bitter infighting within Zimbabwe’s opposition risks fatally weakening President Robert Mugabe’s political foes just as the sun has begun to set on his 33-year rule.

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Tanzania: a history of troubled elections
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Tanzanians celebrate after the ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) candidate John Magufuli was named president-elect by the National Electoral Commission in Dar es Salaam, on Thursday. AFP Photo ...
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BG Group sank into the red in the fourth quarter, hit by a vast writedown on its activities in Egypt and the United States, the British energy firm said yesterday. Losses after taxation stood at $1.079 billion (800 million euros) in the three months to December, BG said in a results statement.

Sudan is still failing to embrace its ethnic and religious diversity

I am here to stay, boasts troubled Bukoba mayor
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Former Bukoba municipality mayor Dr Anatoli Amani who was last week reported to have resigned over allegations of signing dubious contracts, declared that he is still in charge. Resurfacing in Mwanza on Tuesday, he told reporters that he was shocked by ...

Troubled spots need special attention during polls - Call
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CONFLICTS ridden hotspots in the country deserve special attention during the campaign and polling exercises for the forthcoming October 25 general elections, whose political crusading events are supposed to take off on August 22. This was stated by ...